Thursday, July 5, 2007

Anyway, for the 4th of July, the whole gang went over to my bil /sil's. We had a yummy dinner and saw fireworks. The usual. I just have to show you these pictures of their garage though. You see, I married into a family of "car people". Maybe some of you are car families or know car families. My fil has about forty cars in various states of doneness, a garage with more square footage than the White House, and every car building tool known to man. He even has one of those thingys that lifts your car into the air so the guy can change your oil. My bil has only one car that he's working on as of right now, but I'm sure more are to follow as he has a garage that would fit at least thirty-five cars. Their garages are equipped with cable t.v., phones, refrigerators, and toilets so they never have to leave. OK, so maybe not toilets, but when they read this, I'm sure it won't be long until they head over to Home Depot to go commode shopping.

These are people who have perpetually black, grease stained fingers, go to car shows 360 days a year, and know how to fix anything, a skill which makes knowing car people very beneficial. For the average Joe, whose car knowledge includes nothing more than being able to locate the switch that opens the hood, car repairs can be tricky things. A mechanic can tell you almost anything and you wouldn't know the difference.

My 2nd dh and I are car people. It irritates our teenage children because our driveway looks like a used car lot(we have 9 vehicles)! There is only one that doesn't run ('78 Z28 Camaro) - that may have something to do with the missing front end! But they don't complain when they need to use one of the many vehicles we own at their whim!

I love your blog. I have 6 myself and luckily I only had one child that did everything the others never thought of. She's almost 10 know and the only noticeable scars are the ones she gave herself with the clothing iron when she was 3. That Doctor and male nurse didn't/wouldn't believe a word I said. Once I finally explained in detail 3 times, did they believe me. She's a great kid (now) and I can laugh about it especially when I tell her "Wait til you have children of your own!"